Some of my favorite rubber stamps are made by Penny Black, Stamping Bella, Saturated Canary and Totally Stampalicious – which unfortunately is no longer in business. I thought I’d share some cards and tags I’ve made using the cute girly designs from those companies I love. These girls always seem to fit the sentiment that I’m looking to create. Some of these cards are old, some are new, some are one-of-a-kind, and some I mass-produced! Thanks for looking and make it a great day.
In this digital age, when people reference a bookmark, I think it’s common to think of your browser’s bookmark list of links or the bookmark button on a Kindle or other e-reader. When I think of a bookmark, I think of “dog-eared” page in a physical book or a pretty paper bookmark that you would put in a book to mark the page that you last read. I still use paper bookmarks, mostly in my cookbooks, as a quick way to get to my favorite recipe without having to use the index. I made the bookmarks pictured below for a friend and I love the way they turned out. I started with Ranger Inkssentials Manila Craft Tags and trimmed the width to a narrower size.
For the seahorse design, I used Tim Holtz’s Layering Stencil “Bubble” with distress ink for the background. The seahorse from the Sand & Sea Sizzix Bigz Die was cut out with watercolor paper and distress inks mixed with water gave the seahorse the look I was hoping for. The sentiment is part of the stamp set “Huge Possibilities” by Unity Stamp Co. A copper-colored wire ribbon topped off the bookmark for a little sparkle.
The feather design was put together using some cardstock that had a watercolor look. I glued the cardstock on to the craft tag before I narrowed down the tag width. I used Taylored Expressions Fine Feathers die cut with leftover watercolor paper. “Mermaid Lagoon” was the name of the blue ink that I used on the feather before it was embossed with copper embossing powder. I love the way metallic embossing powder looks and copper is one of my favorite colors! The sentiment is also from Unity – “Radiate the World” stamp set. I added some scrap ribbon that I was happy to use out of my stash jar.
For bookworms who still read from a physical book, they might use a random slip of paper or a business card as a bookmark, but I think these are much more interesting and prettier!
Unity Stamp Company offers such great designs. I loved making cards with the stamp sets “Huge Possibilities” and “Radiate the World”! Unity has a wide variety of rubber stamps in lots of styles, themes, and sizes including single sentiment stamps for less than 2 bucks! The quality of their stamps is exceptional and they have great customer service. Check them out on Instagram for ideas and inspiration!
Happy Blog Anniversary! I can’t believe that today marks the 5th anniversary of my blog. I started forkeepssake.net as a place to share papercrafts that I love to make. I hope you love it as much as I love sharing my creations with you.
Today I want to share this super cute superhero tag I made. This clear rubber stamp is from Totally Stampalicious. I’m glad I have a few of their stamp sets since they have unfortunately gone out of business. I made this tag for a fellow associate in my office who is truly Wonder Woman! The hashtag image is from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous, and the layering stencil is Rays, also from Tim Holtz.
Thanks so much for your support, commenting on my blog, and helping me reach a personal goal – it means a lot to me. Being a blogger has been a fun little journey! Have a great rest of the weekend.
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Happy New Year! I thought I would share some pictures of Christmas tags I made last year. Making gift tags and cards that are holiday themed are my favorite to make. I don’t see my holiday rubber stamps and supplies that often since they are tucked away until a holiday rolls around. There are stamps I use that date back to the 90’s when I really started to get into papercrafting. Some of my most cherished rubber stamps are made by companies that don’t even exist any more. I know there are plenty of cool, contemporary designs available these days but there is something that makes my heart sing when I break out my box that holds my treasured holiday stamps. It’s like seeing old friends that you haven’t seen in a long time!
I made some tags for my sister using pages torn from an old hymn book along with Tim Holtz’s Tattered Poinsettia die cuts, inks, and stencils. They were so much fun to put together! In October, I was lucky enough to be able to take two classes taught by the super talented Tim Holtz at my favorite scrapbook store. He has such great energy and his classes are fun, educational, and encouraging. I hope what you see here inspires you to get your crafting on! Cheers to 2017 and to 12 new chapters with 365 new chances.
Just sharing a few pics of some papercrafting that I don’t think I’ve shown here, along with a cartoon that I love! With all of the social media available these days, I’m thinking of setting up an Instagram account just to post pictures of my creations on, instead of maintaining a website. What social network do you spend the most time on? For me, it’s Facebook and Instagram. I think the cartoon below sums it all up – the internet has changed our world for sure! Have a great week.
I love my Taylored Expression Fine Feather die cuts! They are American made with thin steel and work great with my Big Shot. Six different sizes are in the package. The pictures below show what the feathers look like using watercolor paper and embossing. I used my Kuretake Gansai Tambi Japanese Watercolors – the colors are so vibrant and the application is always consistent. I also embossed the tips of the feathers with Simon Says Stamp rose gold embossing powder.
For the cards I put together, I embossed the sentiment on the front of the card so I could have plenty of room to write a note inside. I am really happy with how the watercolored feathers turned out!
